I witnessed a deer shot today @ 50 yds. 250gr ftx 110gr-T7 and a harvester short black. Bang-flopped him. I bought these bullets strictly for punching paper. They were on sale and fly like the sst/shockwaves so I figured I had some good range bullets. Took a youngster hunting today and honestly didn't expect to have a whole lot of luck. Figured I'd try an FTX load. Boy was I mistaken. A high shoulder shot did the trick. The bullet was not recovered(pass through). I don't believe they are the best performing bullet out there by a long stretch. It just makes me wonder how so many guys can make these "well placed" shots with a .45 caliber projectile and blame poor bullet performance for a lost or wounded animal???
What did the entrance/exit/internal damage look like?